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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Sentence structure and interpretation
The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt; over those of England there lower some shadows of uncertainty.
Q1) Does 'but' has significant meaning?(I don't know why it is added.) Can't 'but be left out?
Q2) I don't understand the structure and the meaning of the second underlined part. ('there' makes the interpretation difficult)
Q1) Does 'but' has significant meaning?(I don't know why it is added.) Can't 'but be left out?
Q2) I don't understand the structure and the meaning of the second underlined part. ('there' makes the interpretation difficult)
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Hi, The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt; over those of England there lower some shadows of uncertainty. ) Can't 'but be left out? It means '.
- Hi, The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt; over those of England there lower some shadows of uncertainty.
- ) Can't 'but be left out?
- It means '.
- .
- of no more than / only little moment .
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Hi,
The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt; over those of England there lower some shadows of uncertainty.
Q1) Does 'but' has significant meaning?(I don't know why it is added.) Can't 'but be left out?
The present friendship of America may be of but little moment to her; but the future destinies of that country do not admit of a doubt; over those of England there lower some shadows of uncertainty.
Q1) Does 'but' has significant meaning?(I don't know why it is added.) Can't 'but be left out?
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Thank you, Clive.
Ah.. 'but' has that meaning out out many.
'There' is used to make a 'rhetorical word order.'
Q1) I think this 'there' is restricted to some verbs, isn't it? e.g. there apprears/seems/occurs/ etc.?
Q2) Rhetorical structure is usually used in a s
Ah.. 'but' has that meaning out out many.
'There' is used to make a 'rhetorical word order.'
Q1) I think this 'there' is restricted to some verbs, isn't it? e.g. there apprears/seems/occurs/ etc.?
Q2) Rhetorical structure is usually used in a s
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Hi,
There' is used to make a 'rhetorical word order.'
Q1) I think this 'there' is restricted to some verbs, isn't it? e.g. there apprears/seems/occurs/ etc.?
Not necessarily. eg On to the stage there walked two people.
There' is used to make a 'rhetorical word order.'
Q1) I think this 'there' is restricted to some verbs, isn't it? e.g. there apprears/seems/occurs/ etc.?
Not necessarily. eg On to the stage there walked two people.
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Thank you again^^
Ah......... now I get to know more about the embedded 'there'
As you already explained, 'there' can be added in the middle of a sentence to make it rhetorical.
So, that is different from my example 'there' in 'There appears/seems/lived,' isn't it?
And it can be restricted when it is placed in the front of a sentence like above , can't it?
Ah......... now I get to know more about the embedded 'there'
As you already explained, 'there' can be added in the middle of a sentence to make it rhetorical.
So, that is different from my example 'there' in 'There appears/seems/lived,' isn't it?
And it can be restricted when it is placed in the front of a sentence like above , can't it?
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